CompX International Inc. (CIX) Key Metrics
CIX valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $443.5M
- Enterprise value
- $388.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.2 10-yr median 14.2
- Forward P/E
- 20.6
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.7 10-yr median 1.7
- Price / book
- 3.0 10-yr median 1.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.0 10-yr median 7.1
- Dividend yield
- 3.34% $1.20 a year
- Beta
- 0.85
CIX key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCIX valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CIX returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CIX per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CIX financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CIX efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CIX valuation history
CIX returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CIX debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CIX cash returned to shareholders
CIX price vs earnings per share
CIX key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $286.7M | $322.1M | $311.2M | $228.0M | $278.9M | $177.1M | $181.5M | $169.3M | $164.9M | $199.6M |
| Enterprise value | $232.6M | $261.3M | $235.9M | $168.1M | $202.3M | $106.5M | $118.2M | $123.9M | $135.2M | $166.4M |
| P/E ratio | 14.7 | 19.4 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 19.0 |
| Price / sales | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Price / book | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 43.7 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 18.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 26.6 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 14.4 |
| EV / sales | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.9 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 12.2 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 31.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 13.8 | 15.6 |
| Earnings yield | 6.8% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 5.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Dividend yield | 9.5% | 12.2% | 4.0% | 14.9% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 9.5% | 12.2% | 4.0% | 15.6% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $23.27 | $26.15 | $25.28 | $18.48 | $22.47 | $14.23 | $14.59 | $13.61 | $13.30 | $16.10 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $12.85 | $11.85 | $13.10 | $13.50 | $11.34 | $9.20 | $9.99 | $9.50 | $9.03 | $8.78 |
| Earnings per share | $1.58 | $1.35 | $1.84 | $1.69 | $1.34 | $0.83 | $1.29 | $1.23 | $1.06 | $0.85 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.86 | $1.86 | $2.10 | $1.37 | $0.84 | $1.25 | $1.48 | $1.38 | $1.01 | $1.12 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.55 | $1.75 | $2.00 | $1.07 | $0.51 | $1.11 | $1.23 | $1.13 | $0.79 | $0.86 |
| Cash per share | $4.39 | $4.93 | $6.23 | $4.85 | $6.17 | $5.67 | $5.08 | $3.65 | $2.40 | $2.68 |
| Book value per share | $11.25 | $11.87 | $13.72 | $12.84 | $13.95 | $13.47 | $13.04 | $12.02 | $11.02 | $10.15 |
| Tangible book value per share | $9.32 | $9.94 | $11.79 | $10.92 | $12.03 | $11.56 | $11.13 | $10.11 | $7.19 | $6.32 |
| Dividends per share | $2.20 | $3.20 | $1.00 | $2.75 | $0.80 | $0.40 | $0.28 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Capex per share | $0.30 | $0.12 | $0.09 | $0.30 | $0.33 | $0.14 | $0.25 | $0.25 | $0.23 | $0.26 |
| Debt per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 12.3M | 12.3M | 12.3M | 12.3M | 12.4M | 12.4M | 12.4M | 12.4M | 12.4M | 12.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.0% | +0.0% | −0.2% | −0.6% | −0.3% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.3% | 0.0% | −0.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.7% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 12.6% | 9.7% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10.1% | 8.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 20.1% | 14.5% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 16.2% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 12.2% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 7.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 14.7% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 9.8% | 6.4% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 10.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.1% | 14.7% | 15.3% | 7.9% | 4.5% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 11.9% | 8.7% | 9.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.17 | 1.38 | 1.14 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 1.50 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 0.95 | 1.32 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $0 | $0 | $1.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $54.1M | $60.8M | $76.7M | $59.9M | $76.6M | $70.6M | $63.3M | $45.4M | $29.7M | $33.2M |
| Net debt | −$54.1M | −$60.8M | −$75.3M | −$59.9M | −$76.6M | −$70.6M | −$63.3M | −$45.4M | −$29.7M | −$33.2M |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.83 | −2.39 | −2.24 | −2.04 | −3.15 | −4.52 | −2.96 | −2.14 | −1.57 | −1.72 |
| Current ratio | 5.87 | 6.67 | 7.36 | 6.68 | 7.31 | 7.70 | 7.28 | 5.57 | 4.99 | 4.45 |
| Quick ratio | 4.09 | 4.88 | 5.58 | 4.80 | 5.75 | 6.30 | 5.88 | 4.32 | 3.63 | 3.32 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | 13.5 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 40.0 |
| Working capital | $83.1M | $89.5M | $109.4M | $94.5M | $103.8M | $88.1M | $82.0M | $62.6M | $45.1M | $45.9M |
| Invested capital | $84.5M | $85.4M | $93.6M | $98.5M | $96.5M | $97.0M | $98.9M | $104.1M | $106.9M | $92.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $114.9M | $122.4M | $145.1M | $134.7M | $149.3M | $144.0M | $138.5M | $125.8M | $89.2M | $78.4M |
| Net current asset value | $82.5M | $88.4M | $107.9M | $92.2M | $100.9M | $84.9M | $78.7M | $59.4M | $42.0M | $41.0M |
| Graham number | $20.01 | $18.96 | $23.80 | $22.12 | $20.49 | $15.85 | $19.42 | $18.24 | $16.24 | $13.90 |
| Graham net-net per share | $5.04 | $5.57 | $7.00 | $5.67 | $6.58 | $5.74 | $5.22 | $3.71 | $2.49 | $2.44 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $27.1M | $39.4M | $12.3M | $33.9M | $9.9M | $5.0M | $3.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | $0 | $0 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 139.2% | 237.6% | 54.5% | 162.1% | 59.8% | 48.2% | 21.8% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 23.6% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 141.8% | 183.3% | 49.9% | 270.0% | 176.2% | 36.2% | 22.8% | 17.7% | 25.4% | 23.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 16.4% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 21.9% | 39.1% | 11.2% | 17.1% | 18.2% | 22.2% | 22.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.03 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.93 | 1.07 | 0.45 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | −0.7% | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 16.2% | 16.7% | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.8% | 18.4% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 18.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 32.1 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 36.6 | 34.1 | 36.0 | 35.3 | 34.9 | 33.9 | 32.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 97.4 | 103.1 | 101.0 | 88.2 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 75.9 | 74.2 | 71.9 | 74.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 10.6 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 119.0 | 130.2 | 129.6 | 114.0 | 104.6 | 106.5 | 98.8 | 96.5 | 94.2 | 93.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 11.36 | 9.36 | 9.24 | 9.98 | 10.72 | 10.14 | 10.35 | 10.47 | 10.77 | 11.40 |
| Payables turnover | 34.49 | 30.60 | 33.53 | 33.92 | 32.48 | 31.75 | 29.67 | 29.02 | 31.60 | 27.89 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.75 | 3.54 | 3.61 | 4.14 | 4.46 | 4.45 | 4.81 | 4.92 | 5.08 | 4.90 |
| Asset turnover | 0.99 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.78 |
| Average receivables | $13.9M | $15.6M | $17.5M | $16.7M | $13.1M | $11.3M | $12.0M | $11.3M | $10.4M | $9.6M |
| Average payables | $3.2M | $3.4M | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.0M | $2.6M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.4M | $2.6M |
| Average inventory | $29.4M | $29.5M | $31.0M | $28.5M | $22.0M | $18.3M | $17.7M | $16.2M | $15.2M | $15.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 15.2% | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.4% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 31.4% | 32.9% |
Computed from CIX's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 4, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CIX valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), CompX International traded at 14.7 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 14.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.2 and the forward P/E is 20.6. CompX International earned a return on equity of 13.7% and a return on invested capital of 20.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0 of debt and $54.1 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $54.1 million. It returned $27.1 million to shareholders: $27.1 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 142% of free cash flow.
See the CIX income statement, the CIX chart for price history, or the CIX stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CIX key metrics FAQ
What is CompX International's P/E ratio?
CompX International's trailing P/E ratio is 20.2 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 20.6. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 14.7, compared with a 10-year median of 14.2.
What is CompX International's EV/EBITDA?
CompX International's enterprise value was 7.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $232.6 million, EBITDA $29.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.0.
What is CompX International's return on equity?
CompX International's return on equity (ROE) was 13.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of $19.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $142.4 million.
What is CompX International's ROIC?
CompX International's return on invested capital was 20.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does CompX International have?
CompX International had total debt of $0 at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00 and more cash than debt.
What is CompX International's dividend yield?
CompX International's forward dividend yield is 3.34%. CompX International paid $27.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.20 per share), a payout ratio of 139.2%.
What is CompX International's free cash flow yield?
CompX International generated $19.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.7% on its market value at year-end ($286.7 million).
What is CompX International's current ratio?
CompX International's current ratio was 5.87 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 5.87 times current liabilities.